George W. Cooper

George W. Cooper

George William Cooper (born May 21, 1851 in Columbus , Indiana , †  November 27, 1899 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1889 and 1895 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Cooper attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree at Indiana University in Bloomington and his admission to the bar, he began to work in this profession in Columbus. In 1872 he also worked there as a public prosecutor; In 1877 he became mayor of this city. Between 1879 and 1883, Cooper was the legal representative for his hometown of Columbus.

Politically, Cooper was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1888 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Courtland C. Matson on March 4, 1889 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1895 . From 1889 he was chairman of the committee that dealt with irrigation issues.

In 1894, Cooper was defeated by Republican Jesse Overstreet . After leaving the US House of Representatives, he returned to practice as a lawyer. He died in Chicago on November 27, 1899 and was buried in his hometown of Columbus. George Cooper was married to Sina Greene Cooper (1849-1904), with whom he had two children.

Web links

• George W. Cooper in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George W. Cooper in the database of Find a Grave (English)